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eat, drink, be merry: Tell us your go to meal

Any kind of soup or pasta. I make a macaroni and cheese you'd sell your soul for.

beauty & fashion: I can skip these

Beauty-wise: self-tanner and bronzer. I embrace the pale! Also, whenever I try either self-tanner or bronzer, I end up looking like Pigpen from "The Peanuts". Not a good look for me. I also skip primer because they all break me out to alarming degrees and when I use them I feel like I'm painting a house instead of my face. Fashion-wise, I never wear any type of pants described as "skinny".

I NEVER go without these

Blush. I look like a corpse when I don't wear blush. I also won't leave the house without curling my eye lashes. I just can't do it.

Biggest splurge or steal in my closet

Splurge: I went through an Anthropologie phase. Which coincided with a Coach phase. Which coincided with a Bernardo sandal phase. It was a dark time for my husband.
Steal: Too many to count. I hate paying full price for anything. My best "steal" would probably be a $300 cashmere sweater I nabbed for $40. 'Twas a good day.

do-gooder: Why I am one

I'm kind to children and animals and I have a smile for everyone–probably to the point that people wonder if I'm deranged. Occasionally I get a smile back, so I like to think that I elevated that person's mood, if only for a second.

read, watch, listen:Favorite books

"Lightning" by Dean Koontz is my all-time favorite and anything of the trashy variety.

Favorite bands

If it belongs in a time capsule, I love it. I love jazz from the 20's up to techno from the 90's. Heck, I even own a Britney Spears CD somewhere. Maybe even 2. Don't you judge me…they were gifts…

My master bathroom is my favorite because of the massive bathtub. It's so big I can FLOAT AWAY in the thing. When it's wintertime, I open the windows above it to let the cold air in, put scalding water in the tub and it's like I have a hot tub. I don't know how I lived without a tub this big before. *ponders*

potluck:Five people (dead or alive) I’d invite to a party

Oscar Wilde for his wit, Robert Plant circa 1970 so he can sing or just stand there looking pretty (dinner and a show), Steve Martin because I think he is one of the funniest yet quietly intelligent people out there, Paula Deen so she can cook, and my mom because if I had the ability to raise the dead in a non-creepy way, I'd use it.